• @JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    48 months ago

    But better ones don’t require any more resources than worse ones. So you can increase value with the same resource consumption.

    • @lugal@lemmy.ml
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      38 months ago

      The development of better ones does and so does design, advertisement, …

      • @JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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        58 months ago

        R&D resources are usually small compared to the efficacy improvements they allow. You don’t need advertisement. Though to achieve sustanability , you’d also need a very long life on products and almost complete recycling.

        • @lugal@lemmy.ml
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          38 months ago

          The topic is growth. There is no growth in sustainability. For your company to grow, you need new features, new customers, … People say this is achievable without resources, I doubt it. That’s what I’m saying.